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Snake Bite<br />
III. Read the following sentences.<br />
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1. Snakes hiss.<br />
2. Bees buzz.<br />
3. Cats mew.<br />
4. Parrots talk.<br />
The underlined words denote the sounds made by the creatures mentioned in the<br />
above sentences.<br />
Now match the names of the animals in Column A with their sounds in Column B.<br />
English Secondary Course<br />
Column A Column B<br />
1. lions a. bray<br />
2. elephants b. chatter<br />
3. donkeys c. growl<br />
4. monkeys d. trumpet<br />
5. cows e. roar<br />
6. bears f. low<br />
DO YOU KNOW<br />
• Bees live in colonies or hives of 50,000 bees on an average.<br />
• Bees have an inborn ability to communicate.<br />
• Bees’ language is a language of smells and dancing.<br />
• Bees sting only in self defence.<br />
• After stinging, a bee dies instantly.<br />
• A bee sting is painful.<br />
• When stung by a bee one should remove the stinger as quickly as possible.<br />
• The use of an ice pack reduces the swelling and the pain of a bee sting.<br />
Notes<br />
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